is_archive

The timeline below displays how wordpress function is_archive has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 5.6

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Determines whether the query is for an existing archive page.
 *
 * Archive pages include category, tag, author, date, custom post type,
 * and custom taxonomy based archives.
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @see is_category()
 * @see is_tag()
 * @see is_author()
 * @see is_date()
 * @see is_post_type_archive()
 * @see is_tax()
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query WordPress Query object.
 *
 * @return bool Whether the query is for an existing archive page.
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 5.5

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Determines whether the query is for an existing archive page.
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query WordPress Query object.
 *
 * @return bool Whether the query is for an existing archive page.
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 5.3

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Determines whether the query is for an existing archive page.
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query WordPress Query object.
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 5.1

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Determines whether the query is for an existing archive page.
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 5.0

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Determines whether the query is for an existing archive page.
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 * 
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/ 
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 * 
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 4.6

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Is the query for an existing archive page?
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 4.4

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Is the query for an existing archive page?
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 4.3

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Is the query for an existing archive page?
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/*
 * Query type checks.
 */
/**
 * Is the query for an existing archive page?
 *
 * Month, Year, Category, Author, Post Type archive...
 *
 * @see WP_Query::is_archive()
 * @since 1.5.0
 * @uses $wp_query
 *
 * @return bool
 */
function is_archive()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_archive();
}